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Friday, April 15, 2011

sailor's knot belt: a leftover story

DIY sailor's knot belt

What do you do when you have some leftover ropes?

You get creative and turn ropes into belt, simple-as-that.

This macramé knot (sailors' knot , macramé... it's a knot), is one of the very basic knot, very easy with ton of effect: it's the two strands Josephine knot.You can make it just by looking at the picture below, it's very very easy.

ring and clasp you can easily find at your <3 hardware store or ... keep reading to know where mine come from!

Believe it or not, I-DID-NOT-buy-a-thi-ng for this belt, so I do get extra points for that!

Well, I had about 5 ft of white cotton rope leftover from this t-shirt refashion, and about 10 ft of jute cord leftover from this other t-shirt refashion, and... clasp and ring belonged to one of my dog's old leash (nothing get wasted here, ehehe... I washed them, btw).

Ready? --> Let's get it started!* cut the hemp rope in half, and all the three strands in half (so I had 6 strands of 2.5 ft each) * following the drawing, make the first knot using the white rope (the rope I wanted in the middle)

And your super cute t-shirt redos. I went to St. Vinny's and got five solid t-shirts, a ton of cotton rope and a hook for this belt for 2.50. I embarked on the plaid t-shirt paint one with the roses as soon as I got home. Too wonderful. I'm in the second drying phase now.

That is WAY too cute! I think I'll have to try something similar to that. I actually made a headband with the same knot. Thanks for sharing. It's a great inspiration :) Check out my blog at http://chicaesartistica.blogspot.com/

Love this! Great tutorial! You made tying that sailor's knot look easy. Such a great use of leftover materials perfect for the upcoming Earth Day. Thanks for sharing.

I'm hosting my monthly Before Blogging Throwback Thursdays linkup party and would love for you to share a project you did or made or a thrifty find you're proud of from before blogging. Can't wait to see what you bring.